Are There Photos of New Buys?

The answer is no. Lol

I did manage a tiny walk this morning. I almost didn't. I got up and the weather did not look good. I almost stayed home. Then I looked out of the window and saw a tiny bit of blue. In a way I would have felt a little guilty if I didn't at least try so out I went. It spat for a bit, drizzled and light rain. I did a little bit of a walk and then headed back to the car. It was nice and quiet. Yes, I got a little wet but not drenched. 

The skies were rather pretty. 

I did find some pillows. I didn't find curtains. Sigh. Not pleased. I feel this is going to be something I'll have trouble finding. There was quite a bit of cleaning done today. So that was a plus. I also had a lovely video chat with Baby A this evening. 

Cleaning, Walking and Mumblings

It's almost the end of another week. I'm not quite sure where this one has gone either! I am pleased with all the house stuff I've been getting done. I haven't got a lot of sorting done, but I have been doing some extra cleaning and scrubbing. I really do need to make a cleaning master list so I can keep up with things. There are little details I seem to have missed. It's quite frustrating. I'm going to give myself tomorrow to do a bit more of the cleaning bits and then get back on the sorting. There are a couple of areas of the main floor that I need to take care of! Usually on the weekends I try not to give myself any house-y stuff but this weekend I'm going to make sure I get some done. 

I'm still plodding along with the walking. My ankle is still hurting me but I'm still going out each day. I've been trying to keep the brace on at home and that helps especially if I'm going up and down the stairs. The flies out yesterday were particularly bad. My friend and I walked along flapping our hands trying to keep them off us lol. I only got bit by something once and I don't think it was the bad ones as it didn't swell up. 

In the morning, I'll walk again if the weather cooperates. Right now, the forecast is for rains and storms first thing in the morning, but it might change before I get out of bed! I don't count on the forecast anymore. I'll wake up, take a look and then see whether I'll walk or not. Perhaps the rain will stay away for a while. I do have to go the post office to post a few things tomorrow and then to the shops. I have made a list of a few things I'd like for the house. I'll see what the prices are and decide what I'm going to end up getting. The curtains in the kitchen are looking a bit dingy. I did try washing them, but they don't look good so I think I might try replacing them if I can find anything I like. I should have looked at the charity shop while I was there as sometimes, they have some nice ones at good prices. I'm actually not even sure what kind I want in there. Currently we have a small window that has a curtain topper thingy (that's not the technical name lol) and then a long-ish window with some half-curtain thingys on it. That probably doesn't make a lot of sense. I like having light in the kitchen and it faces the back garden so no-one can peek inside. It's just a pain trying to find any that a) I like b) that fit C) that don't cost a fortune! 

Perhaps I'll take a photo of anything that I do find tomorrow. I don't want to spend a lot of money but would like to spruce things up a bit. 

Enough babbling. It's finally beginning to get dark, and I might toddle off to bed. Before writing this, I was almost dozing off sitting here watching Vera episodes (I've already watched them A LOT)

Photos today - some fungi in the woods. that first one is a tree trunk of (I think) Chicken of the Woods. Apparently, you can eat it. Sometimes you can see where people have come along and cut bits off. I'm not sure what it tastes like. I don't think I trust myself to know what's poisonous and what isn't!

Monday, Tuesday

The days seem to be flying by. I seem to run out of time no matter what I have planned. I have done my usual morning walk Monday and Tuesday. Monday was quite dark and drizzly though not cold at all. I was tempted to give up and go home. I didn't. My clothes got a bit damp, and my hair got really frizzy, but at least I walked for a little bit. This morning was better; it was milder this morning and quite pleasant until things warmed up at bit. I always feel better for a bit of a walk, but my bad ankle is playing up at the moment. It's been quite painful to walk on. I'm not sure if it's the heat or humidity aggravating it or I've done something to it. I am putting off going to see a doctor. Hopefully it will improve when things cool down a bit. 

On the home front there's not a lot happening. I'm still plodding along, moving bits around but not seeming to sort out a lot. I am writing lists and checking things off. I think I need to modify the lists though - perhaps a daily one and then things I'd like to get done in the week and also in the month and then add a daily or monthly to the lists as I write them. I'm thinking that might work for me and I'll end up getting more things done. I still end up procrastinating far too much! 

I think, back when the children were little, I used to have a list of things around the house that needed to be done daily, weekly, monthly, and every six months or so. Perhaps I need to create something like that again. Do you have a cleaning list like that? I like a routine. I have my dailies and my weeklies, but beyond that nothing planned which perhaps is the problem. I think if things get done on a regular basis it's a lot easier to clean/take care of things. 

That's enough thinking for now lol. On my walks, apart from the mugginess and heat, I have been enjoying the beauty of summer. We've had a bit of rain, so everything is so lush and green right now.

Weekend

It's been rather a relaxing weekend. Yesterday husband and I went to the flea market (a cross between a boot sale and market). It's been years since we've been. I thought it would be something different to do and have a little look around. We lasted about half of it before we both agreed it was too hot, and we left.  We'd like to go back perhaps when it's a little cooler. We wouldn't want to go there all the time, but we agreed it was rather fun to have a look around!

This morning we got up really early (I was up at 4.30am, husband even earlier) as we had decided to drive across the state to go to the National Wildlife Refuge drive and see what we could see. It was a fun day. We walked just a bit (still hot and humid) on the trails but had a good time seeing what we could see. The wildlife refuge is basically just an unspoiled green space that wildlife and birdlife tend to gather close to as there are a lot of waterways. We say loads and loads of egrets and herons, a couple of eagles and lots of other birds. We both had an enjoyable time. 

Later, when we were home, middle son and his girlfriend came over and ate with us. A nice ending to the long weekend. 

Some phone photos from today. 

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend and a good start to the week! What are your plans this week?

Decluttering Totals for June

 Better late than never, right? 

Time has got away from me again, but I think I'm back on track. I do have some blog catching up to do!

I wanted to get this one written as it's a bit of personal accountability. Overall, it wasn't a bad decluttering month. We were away for a week in June so definitely not as much decluttering done as I'd hoped. 

Craft Items - 30 

Magazines - 21

Books - 62

Misc. - 20

There were also a bunch of travel pamphlets that I let go of, the ones you collect (well, I do) when I visit places. 

Goals for July - to continue with the decluttering. To keep the main areas clear of clutter. I also want to work on the bedroom as it's suddenly become a place to dump stuff. Not really conducive with relaxing sleep! 

How is your decluttering coming? 

And because I can't write a post without including a photo - a picture from the walk this morning, another hot and sticky day

Weekend

I actually managed to get out for a walk both mornings. This morning though I was up later than usual (still early lol) as I had turned off the alarm. It was fairly nice out though, so I thought I'd get out and take a quick walk. It wasn't a long one. It started to warm up quite a bit and there were lots of bitey flies around. I got tired of walking along swinging my arms and hands about my head and body trying to keep them off me. I didn't succeed in stopping them from biting me. I had, however, found some After Bite cream the other day while sorting through the bathroom drawers, so I applied some of that when I got home and it seemed to work. The bites had been swelling up, but it stopped. Thankfully. I shall know to avoid that place for a while as there was just too many of them around!

Apart from the walks I haven't been anywhere else this weekend. I have got quite a bit done at home. The pile of magazines has been read through and parted with. There was, I think, one I kept to re-read something. It was a photography magazine. A pile of books also got sorted. I was debating on whether to try to sell or donate. I got tired of the pile sitting there and decided just to donate them. There is one pile left to deal with tomorrow. It's the last day of June so I have only the day to get it done! I'm not sure on how long the room will be pile free, but tomorrow it will be! 

There is a lot more to sort through, but I think, in future, I'm going to try not to have it all piled up. I have to make a plan for next month to at least get rid of some things and not pull a bunch of stuff out to have it sit in the living room!

This week I want to try to use up some food in the freezer and cupboards without turning on the oven too much. The heat is still persisting. I need to add up decluttering totals for last month and set goals for July.  I really think that keeping a tally of items I'm getting rid of is keeping me motivated. The pad I'm keeping track of the totals in is on the table right by my chair and when I sit down, I see the numbers, and it keeps me going! What tricks do you have to keep you motivated? 

A few of the things that made me smile today

I'm ready to tackle another week!

End of Week

I was going to post yesterday but the headache was lingering on and I just couldn't concentrate on a lot of anything. It was back again today. Sigh. 

I managed to get out for a walk today, went to the shops to pick up a few bits and then home. I had lots of washing to do as I've been putting it off. Other than that, I didn't get a lot of anything done. The headache was still pounding. We had another round of pop-up storms but not a lot of relief from the humidity and heat. I don't have a lot planned for the weekend, so I'm going to try to catch-up on things I should have got done in the week. 

The piles in the living room haven't gone down. Actually, I've added to it. Sigh. I thought I was done with the magazines, but while I was sorting through another storage area, I found a bunch more! I've started looking through them and will then pop in the recycle or donate. 

I'm still determined to get rid of the living room piles. Three days to go. 

This afternoon I messaged with sister. She has been having fun finding all the Hares on the Ipswich Art Trail this year. There are some really lovely ones. She sends me photos of the ones she's seen that she thinks I'll like. I'm hoping to see a few when I go visit next month. 

There is one called The Memory Hare. She had Mum's name put on it. Made me a little sad, a little happy. 

I hope everyone has a nice weekend. 

Midweek

Ugh. It's still hot. Cooler than it was but hot and humid all the same. Storms and rain came through and I've had a headache for two days now. The weather is zapping my energy and making me just a little bit grumpy. Husband would probably say it's making me more than a little grumpy lol. 

I went for a walk yesterday (a little one) and tried to go today, but as soon as I got down to Asylum Lake and halfway around the lake the rain came down. I got really wet. Sigh. I did, however, get an early start on some errands and managed to get the housey things done on my list. 

The decluttering seems to be coming along slowly this month. I'm trying to keep the end goal in month, but I'm still finding it quite difficult to let go of things. The main area of the house is looking a lot tidier, but I don't think I'll be treating myself to that craft room air conditioner this year. Sigh. Perhaps next year. I think my goal for the end of this month will be concentrating on getting some more books donated and getting the remaining piles (2) sorted in the living room. I have five days left.

Some good progress - the porch is a useable space (if it was cool enough to sit out there!) and my husband has taken the protective plastic from the screens. I am really pleased with this. It was a goal to have this area done so I am definitely marking this as progress! I'm hoping once things cool down a little, I'll be able to sit out there and enjoy it a bit. 

Photo for the day

I found it quite amusing when this heron landed on the railing right by these people who were busy looking out at the herons across the lake. It made me smile!

Monday Monday

A bit of a moan about the weather - it's been really hot and humid here the last few days. We've been under a heat advisory for days. It always feels as though I'm breathing through a piece of cloth over my face when it's this hot and humid outside. I didn't go out at all yesterday. Today I did a small walk with my friend. It was almost 80f/32C when I went out at 6am this morning . We tried to stay in the shade, but if we do that the bitey flies (my name for them) get me. It doesn't matter what spray you put on; they bite. I'm allergic to this kind. I got bit the other day when we were out in the woods and first my thumb swelled up and then my wrist started to swell up too. Ugh. 

Okay, that's the moan out of the way.

Despite the heat, I have been quite productive. I got a couple of junk drawers sorted yesterday and started on the tall bookcase that I have. Today I sorted out some listing stuff and got that done. I also did a food shop - not my favourite thing to do, but it's done now! Because of the heat, I am trying not to turn on the oven too much. I need to find some slow cooker recipes as I think that would generate less heat in the house. The good thing is, we are eating more salads lol. 

Husband and son are back at work and things are slowly getting back to normal. They really enjoyed their week off. They did a lot of relaxing. They both work hard so it was really good for them to enjoy some time when they didn't have to do a lot of anything. I enjoyed walking the beach and the trails. There was some good bird watching at both places we went to. 

One of my favourite birds to watch - Black-crowed Night Heron

There were two hanging around the lagoon. I finally got to see one of them catch a fish and then fly away with it! They are really patient hunters. Much more patient than I usually am lol. 

I have lots of photos to sort through. I could end up getting distracted and spending most of the day sorting through them, but I am writing lists and trying to get things done. I have some work to do on time management. That's an ongoing struggle. I am definitely doing better than I was, but there is room for improvement. I can so easily get distracted. 

Back

Thank you so much for the comments on the last couple of posts. 

We had a lovely week away. It was quite relaxing. A part of me wished I could stay away for longer, another part of me wanted to get back home and get started on things with renewed energy. As I'm British I have to start off with the weather lol. It was up and down. At the beginning of the week, it was pretty chilly. We were glad we had taken warmer clothes along and we bundled up. It wasn't freezing, but the wind was...well, windy and the air was cool. Mid-week it got really hot, too hot really and we were all sweating (we'd taken along clothes for warmer weather too lol). Then it rained a bit - there were enough breaks that I could get out for a couple of long-ish walks. After the rain, the temperature was just right. The part of me that was glad to get home was also glad I wasn't camping this week as the temps are going to be really hot and humid. We're under a heat watch. Ugh. 

I saw some lovely sunrises and sunsets. We went to two different campgrounds and there was one morning at each that was especially lovely. 

After the chilly mornings and wind, I walked out to the beach one morning and the water was so beautifully calm and just peaceful. It was stunning. There was absolutely no-one on the beach for the longest time. 

The water was so calm it was hard to tell where the sky ended, and the reflections began. With all the bad in the world, this just reminds me that there is beauty. 

I am a little energised from my time away, though my energy seemed to wane a little as soon as I got home. I have to not let myself get sucked back down in the day-to-day things and keep my goals and plans in mind. I had some beautiful settings to do quite a bit of thinking while I was away. I'll have to see how well I do about keeping on track. 

I'll share some more photos in the coming posts. I have a bit of catching up to do. I hope everyone has had a good week. 

Mid-Week Post

I'm actually a little ahead of the game - well, rather our son who is coming with us, is behind - so I have time to write and schedule a mid-week post. Hopefully, I'm out somewhere reading a good book and enjoying the outdoors or taking a few photos. 

This week, when we go camping, is a good time to unwind a little and get away from the day-to-day routines of life. I'm going to take a little time to make some goals for the rest of the year. At the beginning of the year, I said I wanted to work on time management. So far, I think I've done pretty well, but I know there is some improvement to make! I think just being outside with no distractions will give me a little more time to think about a plan going forward. I have packed a pad of paper and a pen so hopefully I'll come back feeling refreshed and inspired!

I hope everyone has a good week.

Packed and Ready-to-Go

Almost. 

I'm not quite there yet, but almost. 

It will be nice to get away, to relax and not have to think about things for a while. I have packed a few books from the shelves which I am going to make myself read before any books on the Kindle. The bookshelves are dwindling but there are still too many books I have to read! I might even be able to update the reading list on the blog when I get back lol

I had a good walk today and managed to cross all the things off my list. I managed the drive to pick up husband okay. There was a little eek moment when I find out the road Google wants me to take is closed due to roadworks. I managed to find my way around them and to husband's work. He did drive the car back home! I also had a nice chat with sister. 

We're leaving around nine in the morning. It's about a four-hour drive to the first campground. We might be stopping somewhere on the way. We can't check in until later in the afternoon though. We might also stop somewhere to eat. 

I might check in during the week, but I am limiting internet time. It's a time to just relax and disconnect for a while. I hope everyone has a lovely week

Photo for the day - another collage of phone photos taken at Asylum lake

Plodding Along Through Life

It's been a busy few days. I've been writing lists to try to keep myself on track. We'll be leaving on Friday for our weeklong camping trip. I always feel a little bit anxious before I go on these. I'm not sure why. I know I'm going to have a lovely time. It's going to be very relaxing. I'll be taking a few books and my camera. I'll be walking, reading and sleeping. To be honest, I won't be doing a lot else lol

It's that craziness before you go away though, where you want (or rather I want) everything to be just-so as I leave the house. I'm not sure why, but there is something nice about coming back to a tidy house. I'm not sure everything will be just-so, though. I have to tell myself that's okay. I'll do what I can and be happy with that. 

I have remembered to get out my shower shoes. Last time, I forgot them. I ended up wearing socks in the shower lol. I could not bring myself to go bare footed in the communal showers. I also found some shorts to wear after getting out of the shower rather than struggling to not get my trousers/capris wet. I'll change back into my regular clothes back at the campsite. I have worked out that it will be easier that way!

Tomorrow is another full day. I'll walk with my friend in the morning, do some washing, sort some clothes, do the usual housework, then I have a haircut and later I have to go and pick up my husband from work. He uses a work van, but it has to be left at work for the week. Usually, my son would go and pick him up but he's working out of town. I'm not looking forward to the drive (it's about 40 mins away) but he'll drive back so it will be ok. I have done all of the shopping I needed to do today so I won't have to worry about that tomorrow! 

At the end of the day tomorrow (hopefully another blog post) I'll be all set and packed and pretty relaxed about leaving Friday morning. 

Some photos from our other walk on Sunday

Behind - As Usual

It's the story of my life to be behind on everything!

We had a nice morning out on Sunday. We went by the Poppy Field. It is a field of flowers planted in honour of their son (who unfortunately took his own life after suffering from PTSD) and a family friend. We went early in the morning, just after the rain had finished and the field was empty. We did see one lady leaving on her bike, but otherwise no-one came the whole time we were there. It was really lovely. I took photos with my camera (behind as usual) and a few with my phone. It looked as though they had put up more signs asking people not walk in the field. Last year when we went a lady had plopped herself in the flowers and was taking photos of herself with a drone. Sigh. 

After our visit to the flower field, we took a walk at a new park that has opened. It is currently only open on the weekends. It used to be where the boy scouts went camping but the city of Kalamazoo bought it and is updating trails and such. It was really quite beautiful. There is a Heron Rookery by the smaller lake, and it was fun to watch the baby herons in the nest making noise. It is supposed to open daily sometime in the near future, and I definitely think it will be somewhere to check out next Spring when the herons are building their nests. 

We were home by early afternoon. I did a limited amount of sorting a few bits and spent the rest of the afternoon just relaxing. A good way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

End of Week

It's been an okay couple of days. I've been doing a bit of sorting (really not much) more moving around from one place to another lol. Husband took several boxes to the charity shop on Thursday. Really quite pleased with all that went. I am starting another box. I just have to work out where to keep it as it seems as I declutter a place, I end up stacking more things that need to go. At least things are leaving the house. 

I had my Asylum Lake meeting on Thursday. It went on for quite a while but was quite productive. I'm still not sure how/whether I fit in. I'll give it a while longer and then see. It seems the people involved are a lot more knowledgeable than me. I feel a little...beneath (not sure that's the right word!) them. I am in charge of social media and seem to be doing an okay job, so I suppose that's something! 

Friday, I went for a walk in the morning and then did a few household things. I messaged with sister in the afternoon. C had some good news and bad. Good news - our brother-in-law's (Sister D's husband) latest scan says he is still cancer free! That's fantastic news! They have finally booked a little getaway and I'm hoping, fingers crossed, they will be able to go. They haven't been away since before Covid. The bad news, Sister C was supposed to be on holiday last week, but they had to come back early as her good friend J's husband passed away. It wasn't unexpected, but sister C wanted to support J as she was such a big support to sister C when she was looking after Mum. 

It will be a quiet weekend here. We are going away camping for a week starting next Friday so we won't be going far this week. What are your plans for the weekend? 

Photos from a walk in the woods

Wednesday

Thank you so much for all the lovely comments on the decluttering. The support certainly makes me want to keep going and keeping track of the items leaving the home. It's a new month and there are already some things in the donate box!

The days keep plodding along, nothing exciting, which is, I suppose, a good thing really. I've been out walking each day. The weather is getting a bit warmer now so most days it's fairly pleasant to be out walking. I'm still going to Asylum Lake and going early as I'm continuing on with my beaver photography project. I am definitely going to rethink my walking options next year. Today I had my small photography group meeting. It's getting easier to talk to people each month though the group is getting smaller! We were a group of seven when we began, now we're just down to the three of us, but it seems to work well for now. Last month we did a small project picking a colour and taking nine photos of that colour. I dithered and changed my mind and finally ended up going with yellow. The photos aren't that adventurous though and I did tell the group that (in the future) I wanted to try to do any of our projects on subjects other than nature unless that was the chosen theme! We'll see how that goes!

Here are my yellow photos. 

Tomorrow is a busy day. My walking friend and I will walk in the morning, but then we'll meet again at 1pm to work on our plant inventory. In between those two things I have to pop in the shops for a couple of things, I need to get a couple of items ready to ship and it's clean the bathroom day tomorrow (yuck!). In the evening, I have an Asylum Lake meeting. It sounds like it might be a long one. It's downtown where I don't like to drive (with maybe iffy parking) so I have asked husband if he will drop me off and one of the other members to drive me home. I'm such a chicken.

May Decluttering Totals

As I mentioned before, I didn't do as well in May as I had hoped BUT we did go away for 10 days and a long weekend. I am continuing with the decluttering, so I'm trying to focus on the positive and keep moving forward. 

CRAFT - 7

MAGAZINES - 4

BOOKS - 58

MISC. - 20

The craft items - shaking my head. The books, well I'm really pleased about those! I am definitely finding them easier to get rid of. There are still a lot in the house, but the bookshelves are beginning to be a bit more manageable. I haven't purchased any more new ones and only a couple of used ones (non-fiction) that I plan on looking at and re-donating). 

June is going to be another rough month, I think. We're going away for a week in June so that might cause a bit of a decluttering wobble, but I am going to continue on. Hopefully, that craft total with be a little higher. 

I think at the beginning of the month, I had said that I wanted to get the front porch organised and cleaned off. It is almost finished. I will have it done by the weekend. Husband built the bench (that has an area for storage). I have taken care of all the boxes that had gathered on the porch. I chose which ones I would likely use and recycled the rest. I have yet to clean off the carpet and take care of a couple more items. I will have it done by the end of the week. We have a rubbish pick-up first Friday in June so there are a few things that are being put out on the curb for that. Husband is also going to take a load for donation at the charity shop this week too. I'm really pleased with the progress. 

Speaking of progress. I am quite pleased with the state of the living/dining rooms. I have been working on them for a while, and they are beginning to look a lot more how I would like them to look. There's still a bit to be done, but they are coming along. 

I wish I had a house-y photo to show, or even a decluttering photo, but I keep forgetting to take any. 

End of the Month

As I write this it's the last day of May. How the month has flown by! The spring and summer months always seem to do that. It's just winter that drags on by. The weather here has been up and down. One day I'm wearing summer clothes, the next I'm putting on my gloves when I'm going for my walk in the morning. Perhaps June will see things evening out a little more. We haven't put in the window air cons yet and usually by this time we have. Not that I'm complaining. The heat was on longer than usual so the bills were higher for longer. The longer we can keep the air con off the more the bill will even out. It is supposed to be hot Monday and Tuesday (80+F/30+C) but then will cool down again to more manageable, open windows only temps. 

I've been walking each day, getting my dailies done and, well, honestly not a whole lot more. I am behind on so many things, that it's all feeling a little out of control. I am taking tomorrow to stay home and get some things done. I think I need to re-evaluate how I spend my time. At the beginning of the year, I did say that I wanted to work on time management this year and, although I feel as though I am getting some things done, I still feel as though I'm not using my time as wisely as I could. I still want to give myself time to enjoy my passions, but I also want to be more productive!

A few things that have made me smile this week

Somebody left this painted stone on the trail this week

Flowers

Last sunrise on our camping trip

Baby A made me smile this week. We've had a couple of video chats. She is certainly blossoming with her personality right now. A little goofy, independent, a bit adventurous with a good imagination. I hope she continues to be so confident :)

What made you smile this week? 

What has made you smile this week? 

Procrastinating the Days Away

The title says it all. I haven't been getting much of anything done. I haven't had a lot of energy. My decluttering totals for this month are...well, pretty dismal. I still have a few days left though so maybe there is hope for me yet - if I get a burst of energy lol. I felt a bit...off today when I got home from a walk, as though I was coming down with something, but I don't think I am. Probably just a case of staying out too much over the weekend (watching wildlife, not partying lol). 

I have made lists for the last couple of days and though I've struggled and procrastinated, I have got the things on the list done. Just not a lot extra though. I haven't even felt like going for a walk, though I have been getting out. Just. Husband is busy this weekend, so we won't go for a Sunday Adventure, and I'm tempted just to sleep in and have a nothing day. Perhaps that's just what I need to catch up on sleep and such to get another burst of energy. 

I am hoping that husband will finally put together the storage bench I've got for the front porch so I can finish getting that organised. It was my main goal for the month of May and I'm pretty close but I need for the bench to go out there as I want to store boxes for shipping in it. I have quite a few boxes out there and what won't fit in the bench will go in the recycle bin. I think I've said this before, but it is a screened in porch (no windows, but screen protection around it - a really good American thing that stops bugs from getting in lol) and in winter husband puts thick plastic over the screens (which can be removed) so that the snow doesn't get on the porch and it is protected. It is my goal to make this a functional, usable space instead of being somewhere where things get put until we work out where they can go!

I think I've gone on for enough for now lol. Like my life, it feels as though this post is all over the place!

'My' tree is looking quite green now!

Back from Camping

We're back from our camping weekend. I say camping but we were in a mini cabin though it was on a campsite in one of the state parks. The weather was ok. We had a couple showers late Thursday and one on Friday but mostly it was dry but pretty chilly. We had all packed for the weather though, so we bundled up. We take a fan heater with us as it has electricity though this one did have a heater inside. The cabins are pretty small. They basically hold two lots of bunk beads, a small counter with a small fridge and this one had a microwave. There is no water or toilets, those are in the campground block. 

This cabin has been upgraded and does have a small deck area with a picnic table. Not shown in the photo is the firepit. The campground was quite busy, and it was quite loud at times. A bit people-ly for me. The beach and nature area was a small walk from the campground, across the road. I got up really early and went there to watch the sunrise and the Egrets that gather on the beach in the morning. I was mostly by myself then so that was nice. 

A few more phone photos from the trip

We all had a good time though I am tired and a bit achy. I spent far too long in a funny sitting position watching as the Egrets got really close to me where I sat. I didn't want to move as I didn't want to scare them. I have aches and pains all over lol. I took a nice warm bath and a couple pain pills when I got back. Hopefully a good night sleep will help!

I've got to get back into the groove of things. We have a little less than three weeks before we go off for our week trip so I need to get as much done as I can!

I hope everyone had a good weekend.